Robert Thelen (23 March 1884, Nürnberg – 23 February 1968, Berlin) was a German aviation pioneer and designer.
He was a chief designer of
Albatros Flugzeugwerke
Albatros Flugzeugwerke GmbH was a German aircraft manufacturer best known for supplying the German Luftstreitkräfte during World War I.
The company was based in Adlershof, Johannisthal, Berlin, where it was founded by Walter Huth and Otto Wiene ...
, responsible among other for
Albatros C.I design.
He was the first person to give flying lessons to
Melli Beese, the first female German pilot.
References
External links
EarlyAviators.com
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1884 births
1968 deaths
Aircraft designers
German aerospace engineers
Engineers from Nuremberg